True Color - Corrected Reflectance (MODIS / Terra)
type: Dataset
description: Visualization Overview This visualization represents a "true color" band combination (Red = 1, Green = 4, Blue = 3) of data collected by the MODIS instrument on the NASA Terra satellite. The imagery is most similar to how we see the Earth’s surface with our own eyes. It is a natural looking image that is useful at a global and regional scale. At its highest resolution, this visualization represents the underlying data scaled to a resolution of 250m per pixel at the equator. The MODIS Corrected Reflectance product provides natural-looking images by removing gross atmospheric effects such as Rayleigh scattering from the visible bands. By contrast, the MODIS Surface Reflectance product, which is also available in the Living Atlas, provides a more complete atmospheric correction algorithm that includes aerosol correction and is designed to derive land surface properties. In clear atmospheric conditions the Corrected Reflectance product is similar to the Surface Reflectance product, but they depart from each other in the presence of aerosols. Multi-Spectral Bands The following table lists the MODIS bands that are utilized to create this visualization. See here for a full description of all MODIS bands. Band Description Wavelength (µm) Resolution (m) 1 Visible (Red) 0.620 - 0.670 250 3 Visible (Blue) 0.459 - 0.479 500 4 Visible (Green) 0.545 - 0.565 500 Temporal Coverage By default, this layer will display the imagery currently available for today’s date. This imagery is a "daily composite" that is assembled from hundreds of individual data files. When viewing imagery for “today,” you may notice that only a portion of the map has imagery. This is because the visualization is continually updated as the satellite collects more data. To view imagery over time, you can update the layer properties to enable time animation and configure time settings. Currently, this layer is available from present back to the start of the mission (February 24th, 2000). NASA Global Imagery Brow…
issued: 2020-08-07T13:49:16+00:00
modified: 2021-06-14T19:06:34+00:00
publisher: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS)
keyword: GIBS
keyword: MODIS
keyword: NASA
keyword: Terra
keyword: natural color
keyword: near real-time
keyword: reflectance
keyword: true color
landing page: https://disasters.amerigeoss.org/datasets/NASA::true-color-corrected-reflectance-modis-terra

ArcGIS Hub Dataset
type: Distribution
format: HTML
issued: 2025-09-18T18:26:08.830465
modified: 2025-09-18T18:26:08.820503
access URL: https://disasters.amerigeoss.org/datasets/NASA::true-color-corrected-reflectance-modis-terra

ArcGIS GeoService
type: Distribution
format: ArcGIS GeoServices REST API
issued: 2025-09-18T18:26:08.830468
modified: 2025-09-18T18:26:08.820620
access URL: https://modis.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/MODIS/ImageServer